Sounds like a challenge! Your neighbors will love that Harley powered lawn mower.
Posted on 02/18/2023 6:27:53 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Two Minnesota Democratic lawmakers are proposing a pair of bills that would significantly impact the state's backyards and neighborhood ice rinks in an effort to combat climate change.
State Reps. Jerry Newton and Heather Edelson, members of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, introduced legislation on Monday that would block the sale of common landscaping appliances like lawn mowers and chainsaws as well ice resurfacing machines such as Zambonis, requiring that only electric battery versions be sold in the state starting Jan. 1, 2025.
The ban on lawn and garden equipment would include any machine that uses "a spark ignition engine rated at or below 19 kilowatts or 25 gross horsepower." Commonly used landscaping tools like lawn mowers, leaf blowers, hedge clippers, chainsaws, lawn edgers, string trimmers and brush cutters would all be prohibited by that definition.
The measure follows a Democrat-backed clean energy bill signed into law by Gov. Tim Walz that requires electricity production be 80% carbon-free by 2030 and 100% by 2040. Republicans labeled it the "blackout bill."
"DFLers are committed to taking action on climate – unchecked climate pollution threatens Minnesota’s future," House Speaker Melissa Hortman said after lawmakers passed the bill, according to Alpha News. "Now is the time to take bold action and ensure Minnesotans have the healthy climate and clean energy future they deserve."
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> And electricity powered by??? <
Liberals never, ever think ahead. They only do what feels good at the moment.
So I guess rolling blackouts will be in Minnesota‘s future. Typical email from the government then:
Dear comrade,
You will have electricity between 2:15 and 3:00 AM next Thursday. Please mow your yard at that time, or be fined for having an unkempt yard.
Yours truly,
The Commissar of Electricity
P.S. Please continue to vote Democratic Farmer-Labor Party.
They certainly make, distribute, market, sell and tax Brawndo.
If you need such a large snowblower you should move to a more habitable climate
GD Zambonis!!!
This is the end result of shipping in tons of third world muslims into MN.
Try using electric yard equipment in the south. Won’t work. Grass grows inches a day
Yes, I’ve never understood why. You can throw the AG group The Grange into that radical groups of commie farmers.
The Grange group ran a citizens initiative a few years back along with the help of the Washington Mainstream Republicans (RINO’S) and the commie radio host Michael Medved, that gave us a Top Two Primary. The top 2 vote getters in the primary, regardless of party, advances to November’s general election. And yes, we’ve seen 2 dimocRAT’s advance.
The use of fantastic electric battery powered tools is a different kettle of fish than mandated tools.
The problem is Minnesota. Conservatives should not live in such a disgusting state
Yep. It's a war on convenience by lawmakers who have no use for any of the items they plan on prohibiting.
“and how does an electric chain saw work without a chain?”
I have an electric chainsaw, it has a chain. I wear out before the battery is discharged. It charges pretty fast. Mine is just a 14 inch, but it’s great on my 40 acres of Juniper.
These people are practicing mind pollution.
Two cycle gasoline engines worked fine till they forced us onto ethanol
Households as well as contruction sites’ AC generators.
Chain saws. Boats (in the land of lakes), light aircraft—including police helicopters. Model airplanes? (Why not?)
ATVs — already hated by sissy pasty-skin indoors politicians. “Ski-Doos,” also already hated as “unnecessary” by the anti-fun gang.
Small diesels are NOT “spark-ignited.”
BS
Just wow!
That 24” cut snowblower is such a huge piece of equipment that I had to rent a storage space for it. I might need to get a ranch, been thinking about it for a while now. I could build a pole barn just for my walk behind snow blower. That would be grand!
“If you need such a large snowblower you should move to a more habitable climate”
Looks like you live in Dumbassistan judging from your comment...
Why do hate the earth and use batteries and polluting electricity.
Carbon is not pollution. It is an element essential for life.
Logic, I see. /s
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